All Outputs (8)

Implications of performance-based seismic design of nonstructural building components on life cycle cost of buildings (2018)
Book Chapter
Karaki, G. (2018). Implications of performance-based seismic design of nonstructural building components on life cycle cost of buildings. In D. Frangopol, L. Taerwe, & R. Caspeele (Eds.), Life Cycle Analysis and Assessment in Civil Engineering: Towards an Integrated Vision. Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781315228914-362

Current trends in structural design emphasizes on robust, resilient and sustainable design of buildings, and this is achieved by multiple design objectives that support target performance levels for the intended design concept. Recent innovations tow... Read More about Implications of performance-based seismic design of nonstructural building components on life cycle cost of buildings.

It's about time ... (2018)
Book Chapter
Jain, J. (2018). It's about time ... In S. Kesselring, M. Sheller, & O. B. Jensen (Eds.), Mobilities and Complexities (119-125). Abingdon, UK, and New York, USA: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

Land based infrastructure development and ease of doing business in India (2018)
Book Chapter
Kashyap, A., & Kashyap, P. (2018). Land based infrastructure development and ease of doing business in India. In Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Issues in Expropriation (273-281). London: Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.1201/9781315749167

Interdisciplinary enquiry into learning and teaching: lessons from geography (2018)
Book Chapter
Hill, J., King, H., & Walkington, H. (2018). Interdisciplinary enquiry into learning and teaching: lessons from geography. In E. Cleaver, M. Lintern, & M. McLinden (Eds.), Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: Disciplinary Approaches to Educational Enquiry(2nd). SAGE Publications

Sustainable solutions for urban freight transport and logistics: An analysis of urban consolidation centres (2018)
Book Chapter
Paddeu, D. (2018). Sustainable solutions for urban freight transport and logistics: An analysis of urban consolidation centres. In V. Zeimpekis, E. Aktas, M. Bourlakis, & I. Minis (Eds.), Sustainable Freight Transport - Theory, Models and Case Studies (121-137). Springer

Despite its key role for the economic vitality of a city, urban freight transport is responsible for negative externalities that affect our lives. In fact, it is a major contributor to climate change and global warming. Also, it causes increasing gas... Read More about Sustainable solutions for urban freight transport and logistics: An analysis of urban consolidation centres.

Area-based initiatives – a facilitator for participatory governance? (2018)
Book Chapter
Atkinson, R., & Zimmermann, K. (2018). Area-based initiatives – a facilitator for participatory governance?. In H. Heinelt, & S. Münch (Eds.), Handbook on Participatory Governance. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar

Area-based initiatives (ABI) emerged in the 1980s and 1990s as a new policy tool in the context of urban regeneration in various European countries, most notably Denmark, the Netherlands, the UK, France and - somewhat later – Germany. The wider appli... Read More about Area-based initiatives – a facilitator for participatory governance?.

European spatial planning policy (2018)
Book Chapter
Atkinson, R., & Zimmermann, K. (2018). European spatial planning policy. In H. Heinelt, & S. Munch (Eds.), Handbook on EU Policies. Edward Elgar

In this chapter we argue that there has been a growing interest in spatial planning policies supported by the European Commission and a limited number of member states across Europe for several decades and that its roots lie in the planning systems a... Read More about European spatial planning policy.

The long road to sustainability: integrated water quality and quantity assessments in the Cuvelai-Etosha Basin, Namibia (2018)
Book Chapter
Wanke, H., Beyer, M., Hipondoka, M., Hamutoko, J., Gaj, M., Koeniger, P., & Himmelsbach, T. (2018). The long road to sustainability: integrated water quality and quantity assessments in the Cuvelai-Etosha Basin, Namibia. In R. Revermann, K. Krewenka, U. Schmiedel, J. Olwoch, J. Helmschrot, & N. Jürgens (Eds.), Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa – assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions. Klaus Hess Publishers

Many arid and semi-arid regions of Southern Africa experience pressure on water resources as a result of limited rainfall, droughts, high population growth, and poor infrastructure. To satisfy domestic, agricultural, and livestock demands, multiple... Read More about The long road to sustainability: integrated water quality and quantity assessments in the Cuvelai-Etosha Basin, Namibia.